Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star

2003
PG-13
1h 38m

IMDb RATING

5.6/10

16K

YOUR RATING

David Spade in Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)

Home Video Trailer from Paramount Home Entertainment

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Comedy

A thirty-something former child star hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had.A thirty-something former child star hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had.A thirty-something former child star hires a foster family to re-create the childhood he never had.

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IMDb RATING

5.6/10

16K

YOUR RATING

See production info at IMDbPro

Awards
- 1 win & 1 nomination

Trivia
Sally's "Brick wall, waterfall" routine was something Jenna Boyd was doing on the set between takes. The filmmakers liked it and worked it into the script twice.

Goofs
Grace Finney gets mad at Dickie for saying "crap" at the dinner table, yet minutes later she is fine with Sally saying that the tree house is "old and crappy".

Quotes
Sally Finney: Brick wall, waterfall, Dickie thinks he got it all but he don't, and I do so Boom with that attitude. Peace punch, Capt'n Crunch, I've got something you can't touch. Bang-bang choo-choo train, wind me up I do my thing. No Reeses Pieces, 7-Up, you mess with me, I'll mess you up.

Crazy credits
About 30 former child stars sing "Child Stars On Your Television" a la "We Are The World".

Connections
Featured in Reel Comedy: Dickie Roberts: Former Child Star (2003)

Soundtracks
True Hollywood Story
Courtesy of E! Entertainment Television

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Review

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what a waste....

DRFCS.. i came home rushing with this DRFCS dvd... slip it to my dvd player.. the opening scene it was kinda fun... for a fan of mockumentary or any sort of humour related movies.. i was totally pleased... but up till the part where DR starts to live with his adopted family... then the 2 towers start to crumble down... this section of the movie which i truly believe that causes the movie to flunk.. even mr spade was kinda bad.. the dialogue.. they r not funny.. even the music score also it's too disney-ish... the only part that i did enjoy was when DR doesn't interract with the family.. nice cameos by leif garrett.. brendan fraser.. emmanuel lewis.. not forgetting rob reiner...if only the story was centered on these people then the movie could've been saved..(sigh)....then again the part that really gets a thumb up frm me would be.. as i said earlier... the starting of the movie... sad to say "A Mighty Wind" by christopher guest is still one of the best movie for now... by far.... nuff said.